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| Introduction | ||
| Editor's Preface | ||
| I | Does 'Consciousness' Exist? | 1 |
| II | A World of Pure Experience | 39 |
| III | The Thing and its Relations | 92 |
| IV | How Two Minds Can Know One Thing | 123 |
| V | The Place of Affectional Facts in a World of Pure Experience | 137 |
| VI | The Experience of Activity | 155 |
| VII | The Essence of Humanism | 190 |
| VIII | La Notion de Conscience | 206 |
| IX | Is Radical Empiricism Solipsistic? | 234 |
| X | Mr. Pitkin's Reputation of 'Radical Empiricism' | 241 |
| XI | Humanism and Truth Once More | 244 |
| XII | Absolutism and Empiricism | 266 |
| Index | 281 |
Anonymous
Posted April 20, 2002
Combined with his Principles of Psychology, James' Essays in Radical Empiricism offers helpful insights into the his pragmatic conceptions of non-realism and truth. One cannot understand James' conceptions of reality or truth without understanding his radical empiricism, and for this reason, this book is indispensable. Unfortunately, the publisher has bound James' classic into a book with a distractingly large font and huge margins, which make for an average of somewhere around eight words per line. Reading this publisher's version is like reading a children's book; make sure you have both hands free at all times--you'll need them to turn the pages every couple seconds.
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Overview
These 12 pieces display the influential philosopher's preoccupation with ultimate reality and his turn toward a metaphysical system. Originally published in journals between 1904 and 1906, these essays argue in favor of a pluralistic universe. James denies that experience can be defined in terms of an absolute force determining the relationships between things and events.